London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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during the last ten years, a calculation is made of the number of deaths
which would have occurred in the district had similar rates been
obtained, thus a "standard" death-rate is obtained. The difference
between this rate and that for England and Wales is, on the above
assumption, due to differences in the age and sex constitution on
the population of the district, and dividing the latter by the former a
factor is obtained for correcting the crude death-rate of the district.
Applying such factors to the 1903 rates, the figures are:—
| Standard death-rate. | Recorded death-rate. | Corrected death-rate. | Comparative mortality figure. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 18.21 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 1,000 |
| London | 17.32 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 1,032 |
| City of Westminster | 15.46 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 1,025 |
Table III., in the form required by the Local Government Board,
shows the vital statistics of the City and five groups of districts from
1891 to 1903. I have made out this table in such a way as to maintain
as far as possible, consequent on alteration of areas, a comparison of
statistics for the old divisions of the City, and in Table IV. I have
calculated out the rates therefrom.
The number of public institution deaths in London was 35.4 per cent. of the total, in the City 43 per cent., and in the several wards as follows:—
| Conduit | 32 | St. Anne | 40 |
| Grosvenor | 46 | Gt. Marlborough | 54 |
| Hamlet | 31 | Pall Mall | 31 |
| Knightsbridge St. George | 36 | Regent | 48 |
| Victoria | 38 | Charing Cross | 51 |
| St. Margaret | 44 | Covent Garden | 47 |
| St. John | 49 | Strand | 74 |
Quarterly Rates.—These are shown in Table VII. for the City and
its several Wards, the County of London, England and Wales and the
United Kingdom.
Deaths of Males and Females are also shown in Table VII. for the
same areas.